Bed-lounge.



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` BED LOUNGE.

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BED-LOUNGE.

Speoication of Letters Patent.

Patented June 18,1907.

Application filed-June 25,1906. Serial N0. 323,265.

To all whom, itmtty concern.'

WATHER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Grand Rapids, in the county of Kent and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bed- Lounges and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in bed lounges, and its object is to provide `the device with reversible upholstering; to provide the same with simple and effective means for adjusting the device for use either as a bed or a lounge at pleasure, and to provide the same with various new and useful features hereinafter more fully ldescribed and particularly pointed out in the claims, reference being had to the accompanyingv drawing in which: A

Figure 1. is an end elevation of a device embodying my invention arranged in position Afor use as a lounge, and with parts broken away. Fig. 2. the same arranged for use as a bed with other parts broken away Fig. 3. a frame of the device with the upholstering removed, and adjusted as in Fig. 1; Fig. 4. the same arranged as in Fig. 2.

Like numbers refer to like parts in all of the gures.

1 represents the end frames of the structure, the same being of any convenient design and connected by rear and front rails 2 and 3, between which rails is arranged a bottom 4 to support the seat cushion or mattress 5, 5a. f

6, 61 represents the back cushion or mattress of substantially equal dimensions to those of the cushion 5 and mounted on a frame 7 pivotally connected to the upper ends of movable side arms 8 by pivots 16.

The seat and back upholstering is reversible being finished differently on its respective sides, one side (5 and 6) being adapted to serve ascushions when used as a lounge and the other side (5a, 6a) adapted to serve as a mattress.

ings between the end frame and the bottom 4 as at 8a and traverse the same. J ournaled in he lower ends of these arms is an equalizer rod 9 on each end of which is a pinion 10 enraging and traversing a rack 1l fixed on the espective end frames. These arms 8 are The arms 8 extend through slots or openi I thus carried from front to rear or from rear to Be it known that I, OAKLEY B. STARK- l i l l front of the seat portion and equalized in their movement when the device is shifted as hereafter described.

13 is a stop to support the back when adjusted for use as a lounge.

Legs 14 are pivoted to the upper ends. of the arms 8 and serve to support the same when the device is adjusted for a bed. These legs swing down against the stop 13 when the device is adjusted for a lounge. These legs are also supported on the pivots 16w-hich support the frame 7.

17 are-stops on the armsS, which serve to support the inner the device is` adjusted for a bed.

represents one or more straps to aid in manually changing the position of the back cushion from one adjustment to the other.

When adjusted for a lounge the stops 13 pivotally support the back which is thus free to normally adjust to the position of the occupant at a greater or less inclination from the vertical. To adjust for a bed the seat cushion is reversed and the lower side of the back cushion 6 is irst carried forward by means of the strap 15. The side arms 8 will turn down to substantially horizontal position and then move outward to the position shown in Figs. 2 and 4. The legs 14 automatically drop down and engage the iioor and thus support the outer side of the frame 7 andarms S. The cushion 6 is then turned on the pivot 16 toa reversed position or with the back side of the mattress uppermost.

What I claim is:

1. In a bed lounge, end frames, a support horizontally movable to either the rear or the front of said frames, arms pivoted at their lower ends on said support and carried thereby, a back pivoted to the upper ends of said arms and supported thereby, and also adapted to turn to reverse positions relative to said arms, and means for supporting said back in either substantially vertical ora horizontal position.

2. In a bed lounge, a back frame mounted on a rod, pinions fixed on the respective ends of the rod, horizontal racks supporting the pinions and traversed thereby and end frames supporting the racks, and a reversible'back cushion supported by the back frame.

3. In a bed lounge, end frames', racks on the end frames, a rod extending between the frames, pinions fixed on the ends of the rod and traversing the racks, a back frame pivside of the frame 7 when IOO ITO

extending between the bottom and end frames, 'a rod journaled in one end of the arms and supporting the same, pinions on the ends of the rod, racks on the end frames and traversed by the pinions, a back frame pivoted to the other ends'of the arms and frames, a rod beneath the bottom and supsupported thereby, and reversible seat and porting the arms, pinions on the ends of the back cushions supported by the bottom and rod, racks on the end frames and supporting frame.

the pinions, and also traversed thereby, a In testimony whereof I affix my signature back frame supported and carried by the in presence of two witnesses.

arms and a reversible back cushion supported b OAKLEY B STARKWATHER E Vitnesses:

by the frame.

5. In a bed lounge, the combination of a LUTHER V. MOULTON,

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oted on the rod and carried thereby, stops on the end trames pivotaIIy engaged by the back frame, and legs pivoted to the back frame.

4. In a becI lounge, end frames, a bottom i spaced apart Jfrom the end frames, movable arms extending between the bottom and end bottom to support the seat cushion, end frames spaced apart from the bottom, arms 

